Contact:
Elizabeth Blevins, Director, Office of Communications
Phyllis Noah, Communications Coordinator
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 464-4854
940 Second Street – Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
E-mail: eblevins@shawnee.edu or pnoah@shawnee.edu
Web site: www.shawnee.edu

            Two courses for child care providers will be held at Shawnee State University, one on “Child Abuse Recognition” and one on “Communicable Disease Recognition.”
            The “Child Abuse Recognition” course is from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24 in Massie Hall, Room 208.
            The 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) in conjunction with the Child Care Resource Network and the Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development (COAD) will be presenting the course.
            The course has been approved by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) and meets the criteria for the required six-hour course for child care providers.
            Course content includes recognition of child abuse and neglect, types of abuse and neglect, risk factors, Ohio law and mandated reporting.
            Another course, “Communicable Disease Recognition,” is from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8 in the Advanced Technology Center, Room 132.
            The course has been approved by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) and meets the criteria for the required six-hour course for child care providers.
            For more information or to register, contact SSU University Outreach at (740) 351-3274, toll-free (866) 672-8778, Ext. 3274, or e-mail dschwamberge@shawnee.edu.